diff --git a/backend/src/db/migrations/20250530152721_add-access-approval-request-deleted-at.ts b/backend/src/db/migrations/20250530152721_add-access-approval-request-deleted-at.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..771df8cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/db/migrations/20250530152721_add-access-approval-request-deleted-at.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { Knex } from "knex";
+
+import { TableName } from "../schemas";
+
+export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
+  const hasPrivilegeDeletedAtColumn = await knex.schema.hasColumn(
+    TableName.AccessApprovalRequest,
+    "privilegeDeletedAt"
+  );
+  const hasStatusColumn = await knex.schema.hasColumn(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest, "status");
+
+  if (!hasPrivilegeDeletedAtColumn) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest, (t) => {
+      t.timestamp("privilegeDeletedAt").nullable();
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (!hasStatusColumn) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest, (t) => {
+      t.string("status").defaultTo("pending").notNullable();
+    });
+
+    // Update existing rows based on business logic
+    // If privilegeId is not null, set status to "approved"
+    await knex(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest).whereNotNull("privilegeId").update({ status: "approved" });
+
+    // If privilegeId is null and there's a rejected reviewer, set to "rejected"
+    const rejectedRequestIds = await knex(TableName.AccessApprovalRequestReviewer)
+      .select("requestId")
+      .where("status", "rejected")
+      .distinct()
+      .pluck("requestId");
+
+    if (rejectedRequestIds.length > 0) {
+      await knex(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest)
+        .whereNull("privilegeId")
+        .whereIn("id", rejectedRequestIds)
+        .update({ status: "rejected" });
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export async function down(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
+  const hasPrivilegeDeletedAtColumn = await knex.schema.hasColumn(
+    TableName.AccessApprovalRequest,
+    "privilegeDeletedAt"
+  );
+  const hasStatusColumn = await knex.schema.hasColumn(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest, "status");
+
+  if (hasPrivilegeDeletedAtColumn) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest, (t) => {
+      t.dropColumn("privilegeDeletedAt");
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (hasStatusColumn) {
+    await knex.schema.alterTable(TableName.AccessApprovalRequest, (t) => {
+      t.dropColumn("status");
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/db/schemas/access-approval-requests.ts b/backend/src/db/schemas/access-approval-requests.ts
index bfe990b3a..6a6f09148 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/schemas/access-approval-requests.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/schemas/access-approval-requests.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ export const AccessApprovalRequestsSchema = z.object({
   createdAt: z.date(),
   updatedAt: z.date(),
   requestedByUserId: z.string().uuid(),
-  note: z.string().nullable().optional()
+  note: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+  privilegeDeletedAt: z.date().nullable().optional(),
+  status: z.string().default("pending")
 });
 
 export type TAccessApprovalRequests = z.infer<typeof AccessApprovalRequestsSchema>;
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal.ts
index e2075af0a..b5be58382 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export const accessApprovalRequestDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
               }
             : null,
 
-          isApproved: !!doc.policyDeletedAt || !!doc.privilegeId
+          isApproved: !!doc.policyDeletedAt || !!doc.privilegeId || doc.status !== ApprovalStatus.PENDING
         }),
         childrenMapper: [
           {
@@ -392,14 +392,20 @@ export const accessApprovalRequestDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         ]
       });
 
-      // an approval is pending if there is no reviewer rejections and no privilege ID is set
+      // an approval is pending if there is no reviewer rejections, no privilege ID is set and the number of approvals is less than the number of approvals required
       const pendingApprovals = formattedRequests.filter(
-        (req) => !req.privilegeId && !req.reviewers.some((r) => r.status === ApprovalStatus.REJECTED)
+        (req) =>
+          !req.privilegeId &&
+          !req.reviewers.some((r) => r.status === ApprovalStatus.REJECTED) &&
+          req.status === ApprovalStatus.PENDING
       );
 
-      // an approval is finalized if there are any rejections or a privilege ID is set
+      // an approval is finalized if there are any rejections, a privilege ID is set or the number of approvals is equal to the number of approvals required
       const finalizedApprovals = formattedRequests.filter(
-        (req) => req.privilegeId || req.reviewers.some((r) => r.status === ApprovalStatus.REJECTED)
+        (req) =>
+          req.privilegeId ||
+          req.reviewers.some((r) => r.status === ApprovalStatus.REJECTED) ||
+          req.status !== ApprovalStatus.PENDING
       );
 
       return { pendingCount: pendingApprovals.length, finalizedCount: finalizedApprovals.length };
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-service.ts
index 6d20369cf..1ceba3369 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-request/access-approval-request-service.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export const accessApprovalRequestServiceFactory = ({
 
           const isRejected = reviewers.some((reviewer) => reviewer.status === ApprovalStatus.REJECTED);
 
-          if (!isRejected) {
+          if (!isRejected && duplicateRequest.status === ApprovalStatus.PENDING) {
             throw new BadRequestError({ message: "You already have a pending access request with the same criteria" });
           }
         }
@@ -478,7 +478,11 @@ export const accessApprovalRequestServiceFactory = ({
             );
             privilegeIdToSet = privilege.id;
           }
-          await accessApprovalRequestDAL.updateById(accessApprovalRequest.id, { privilegeId: privilegeIdToSet }, tx);
+          await accessApprovalRequestDAL.updateById(
+            accessApprovalRequest.id,
+            { privilegeId: privilegeIdToSet, status: ApprovalStatus.APPROVED },
+            tx
+          );
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/project-user-additional-privilege/project-user-additional-privilege-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/project-user-additional-privilege/project-user-additional-privilege-service.ts
index 965e25344..f4d7f4e6a 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/project-user-additional-privilege/project-user-additional-privilege-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/project-user-additional-privilege/project-user-additional-privilege-service.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { UnpackedPermissionSchema } from "@app/server/routes/sanitizedSchema/per
 import { ActorType } from "@app/services/auth/auth-type";
 import { TProjectMembershipDALFactory } from "@app/services/project-membership/project-membership-dal";
 
+import { TAccessApprovalRequestDALFactory } from "../access-approval-request/access-approval-request-dal";
 import { constructPermissionErrorMessage, validatePrivilegeChangeOperation } from "../permission/permission-fns";
 import { TPermissionServiceFactory } from "../permission/permission-service";
 import {
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   ProjectPermissionSet,
   ProjectPermissionSub
 } from "../permission/project-permission";
+import { ApprovalStatus } from "../secret-approval-request/secret-approval-request-types";
 import { TProjectUserAdditionalPrivilegeDALFactory } from "./project-user-additional-privilege-dal";
 import {
   ProjectUserAdditionalPrivilegeTemporaryMode,
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ type TProjectUserAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactoryDep = {
   projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeDAL: TProjectUserAdditionalPrivilegeDALFactory;
   projectMembershipDAL: Pick<TProjectMembershipDALFactory, "findById" | "findOne">;
   permissionService: Pick<TPermissionServiceFactory, "getProjectPermission">;
+  accessApprovalRequestDAL: Pick<TAccessApprovalRequestDALFactory, "update">;
 };
 
 export type TProjectUserAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ReturnType<
@@ -44,7 +47,8 @@ const unpackPermissions = (permissions: unknown) =>
 export const projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ({
   projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeDAL,
   projectMembershipDAL,
-  permissionService
+  permissionService,
+  accessApprovalRequestDAL
 }: TProjectUserAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactoryDep) => {
   const create = async ({
     slug,
@@ -279,6 +283,15 @@ export const projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory = ({
     });
     ForbiddenError.from(permission).throwUnlessCan(ProjectPermissionMemberActions.Edit, ProjectPermissionSub.Member);
 
+    await accessApprovalRequestDAL.update(
+      {
+        privilegeId: userPrivilege.id
+      },
+      {
+        privilegeDeletedAt: new Date(),
+        status: ApprovalStatus.REJECTED
+      }
+    );
     const deletedPrivilege = await projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeDAL.deleteById(userPrivilege.id);
     return {
       ...deletedPrivilege,
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
index 0402c1a32..cb74cd44d 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
@@ -794,7 +794,8 @@ export const registerRoutes = async (
   const projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeService = projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeServiceFactory({
     permissionService,
     projectMembershipDAL,
-    projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeDAL
+    projectUserAdditionalPrivilegeDAL,
+    accessApprovalRequestDAL
   });
   const projectKeyService = projectKeyServiceFactory({
     permissionService,